Welcome to the Class of 2001's 25th Reunion Newsletter
We are very much looking forward to seeing you at Reunion. For all of you, regardless of if we'll see you in May or not, we hope this newsletter serves as a reminder of the life-long relationships forged, the many doors opened, and all of the wonderful times at Bowdoin.
Go U Bears!
Reunion Registration
Register and see who has signed up so far
Reunion Schedule Highlights
Thursday, 5/28
Throwback pub night Night at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Friday, 5/29
Trips to Schiller Coastal Studies Center Offsite reception & dinner at Dutchman's (5pm - 9pm) After-dinner party at Cram Alumni House
Saturday, 5/30
Mimosas and Muffins before Convocation Class photo Lobster bake in Farley
Sunday, 5/31
Reunion Service of Remembrance (all classes)
Campus-wide Reunion programming includes more than 100 events open to all Reunion alumni, including talks, museum open houses, Reunion Convocation, afternoon on the Quad with live music, a Q&A with President Zaki, and more!
...This is the offer of the college for the best four years of your life.
New Additions to Campus
Campus has changed quite a bit since 2001...
2002 - The Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center (Bowdoin Outing Club's HQ)
2003 - Bowdoin College Children's Center (faculty, staff, & community childcare center)
2003 - Howard F. Ryan AstroTurf Field (turf was replaced in 2019)
2004 - Kanbar Hall (Psychology & Education Departments, Learning Center, and the Writing Project)
2005 - Osher Hall & West Hall (LEED Silver residence halls)
2007 - Studzinski Recital Hall & Kanbar Auditorium (Renovation from Curtis Pool building)
2009 - Sidney J. Watson Arena (1,900 seat hockey arena)
2018 - Roux Center for the Environment
2019 - Park Row Apartments (Passive House residence, 4 apartments)
2020 - Schiller Coastal Studies Center (Orr's Island)
2020 - Harpswell St. Apartments (3 new 44-bed residence halls)
2023 - Barry Mills Hall
2023 - John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies
2025 - The Steinwachs Family Boathouse on the New Meadows River
Class of 2001 Then & Now
We asked classmates to answer the following questions... In 2001, what was your major and the main extra-curricular you were involved in. Additionally, what was your first job after Bowdoin? In 2026, where are you now located? Are you doing what you always thought you would? What are you most excited about for Reunion? Any other life updates?
Nate Anderson
2001
Probably best known as the "computer guy" on campus, having worked at the IT help desk for my entire run at Bowdoin. About to utilize my highly lucrative Japanese history and biology double major to go teach English in Nagasaki for the next 2 years. Bought my first cell phone. Ordered the first two seasons of the Sopranos on DVD to keep me company overseas.
2026
Boomeranged back to Portland ME in 2022 with my wife and now 10 and 13 year old kids. I've spent the last 20 years working in non-profit education, mostly focused on implementing college workforce programs for working adults with a company called Jobs for the Future (although I'm now freelance). It's not the most natural pathway from teaching English in Japan. But it has consistently been about education for me, which I think was in no small part shaped by my experience at Bowdoin. I LOVE living in Maine. Looking forward to the great thaw so the family and I can get outdoors again. I'm not on social media so this is truly going to be an old school reunion for me - looking forward to it!
Jeremy Arling
2001
Major: Biology and Environmental Studies
Extra-curricular: BOCA (Now BOKA?)
First job after Bowdoin: Evergreens
2026
I'm living in the DC area with my wife and two kids (ages 10 and 12). I've just left my job at the EPA where for the last 20 years I've been working on protecting the stratospheric ozone layer. Last month I started a new job at NRDC on climate superpollutants.
Ross R. Barton
2001
Major: Physics and Government double major.
Extra-curricular: Was a member of the Meddiebempsters during my senior year.
First job after Bowdoin: After Bowdoin, I more or less got my act together and went to Washington & Lee University for law school. I graduated law school in 2004 and started work at Pillsbury Winthrop LLP in DC in 2004.
2026
In 2007, I joined Alston & Bird LLP and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I became a Partner at the firm in 2013. I am a patent litigator and trial lawyer specializing in telecommunications litigation in U.S. District Courts throughout the country and the International Trade Commission. I met my wife (Ashley) at W&L, and we got married in her hometown of New Orleans in 2008. We have two kids - Julie (15) and James (13) - who spend their summers up in Kennebunk Beach each year. Between lacrosse, field hockey, and soccer games, we travel frequently and spend as much time as we can skiing and fishing. Although my immediate group of friends from Bowdoin has remained relatively close, I'm looking forward to reconnecting with so many of the people that I recall well but with whom I've fallen out of touch.
John Behar
2001
Major: I double majored in Economics and Government, with a minor in Philosophy.
Extra-curricular: I was on the Ultimate Frisbee team for all four years, and loved spending time with that community on and off the field.
First job after Bowdoin: After graduating I worked at the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates for ten years, where I mostly focused on risk management and portfolio optimization.
2026
After living in Connecticut and then San Francisco after graduation, I moved to Bainbridge Island, WA about 11 years ago. I think/hope that Bainbridge will be my permanent home and enjoy the amazing opportunities the PNW offers to hike, camp, kayak, and mushroom forage. I love having easy access to Olympic National Park and enjoy exploring the woods and mountains there and giving back through volunteer trail work. While I expected to stay in the finance industry long-term, after ten years I found I was no longer passionate about the work. I changed course completely and started working in the nonprofit space, with a focus on alleviating global poverty. My current (and favorite) job is one I never would have anticipated when I was at Bowdoin. My wife, Meghann Riepenhoff, is a talented artist, and I'm lucky enough to manage her art studio. (Many thanks to Peter and Joanna Sheridan for introducing Meghann and me, just like I introduced Peter and Joanna at Bowdoin!) It's a wide-ranging job: I handle everything business related, help her make artwork in beautiful natural environments, cultivate mushrooms she makes ink out of, and anything else that needs doing so that she can make great art.
Jamie Bennett
2001
Major: I majored in Government and Legal Studies and Spanish.
Extra-curricular: Go U Bears! I played both Volleyball and Basketball.
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after Bowdoin was as a Legal Assistant at MassDevelopment Finance Agency. I then attended Northeastern University School of Law, and attended for the same years as Ellen Bates Tenreiro, Bowdoin class of 2001.
2026
I reside in Ashland, MA with my husband and 13-year old son. I was honored to be recently (November 2025) sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Juvenile Court of Massachusetts. Prior to that, I was the Attorney in Charge of the Youth Advocacy Division for the Committee for Public Counsel Services. I was a Public Defender for over 19 years!
Megan Bethke
2001
Major: Economics Minor: Government & Legal Studies
Extra-curricular: Baxter House, Bowdoin Sailing, Bowdoin Forum
First job after Bowdoin: Morgan Stanley, NYC
2026
I live in NYC and spend a lot of time in the Catskills with my family, enjoying time outdoors. I've stayed on the investment/allocation side of finance, which I genuinely love, even though in college I never imagined I'd be raising a family in NYC. I'm really looking forward to being back on campus and spending time with friends like CW Estoff and his family, as well as others I haven't seen in years!
Rich Bolduc
2001
Major: Physics
Extra-curricular: Football
First job after Bowdoin: Dental assistant in the Mission, San Francisco
2026
Rye, NH Dentist, I thought I would end up in healthcare somehow Four kids, so like most of us, life is very kid-centric these days, but make time for skiing, surfing, hiking.
Bree Candland
2001
Major: Government and Legal Studies
Extra-curricular: Res Life Staff High School Social Studies
First job after Bowdoin: Teacher, Mt. Ararat HS in Topsham, ME
2026
Happily living in the woods with my husband Dan and cats in our fixer upper on 15 acres in Dresden, Maine. Still teaching social studies to high schoolers, but now at Morse HS in Bath. I'm a hospice volunteer through CHANS and a puppy transport day volunteer at Rescue Charlie's Friends.
I'm just wrapping up my first year of a doctoral program in Educational Leadership at the University of Maine. I hope to be Dr. Candland at our next reunion.
Nick Canedy
2001
Major: Biochemistry with a Visual Arts minor
Extra-curricular: Leading and participating in Bowdoin Outing Club trips
First job after Bowdoin: My first "job" after Bowdoin was teaching at Millbrook School, a boarding school in New York, but only after spending a year volunteering in AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps on the west coast.
2026
Following a few years of teaching, I decided to return to school to pursue my childhood interest in architecture. Upon graduating from Virginia Tech with my M.Arch degree, I moved back to Maine. I live with my wife and two kids in Wales, ME on our 225 year old horse farm, where my wife runs her horse training business. I work at an architecture firm in Portland and freelance as farm hand and handyman on the horse farm. I didn't expect to end up back in Maine, but I am happy to be raising my family here. I even took my kids to their first Bowdoin vs Colby hockey game this year!
Natasha Cassamajor
2001
Major: English major
Extra-curricular: I took as many dance classes as possible. Loved Paul Sarvis and Gwen. Also loved the theater department.
First job after Bowdoin: After graduating I started my career as a teacher with a teacher training program in NY.
2026
Currently living in Cambridge MA. I moved back to Cambridge shortly after graduating from Bowdoin. I thought I would be a teacher but changed my mind after a few years. I am a licensed massage therapist and I love it. I love my memories of Bowdoin and Brunswick. I'm looking forward to walking around campus, seeing former classmates, Prof Liz Muther and the dining staff who are still around. I spent a lot of time in the dining hall.
Matthew Clark
2001
Major: Biochemistry and English minor
Extra-curricular: Golf
First job after Bowdoin: HPV research at Harvard Medical School for a year and then Tufts Dental School
2026
Duxbury, MA I decided to become a dentist at Bowdoin and I love it! Seeing classmates, the beautiful campus, and excellent food My wife and I have 11 and 9 year old boys and a 6 year old daughter
Ashley C. Cotton
2001
Major: History and Women's Studies
Extra-curricular: Ice Hockey
First job after Bowdoin: New York State lieutenant governor political campaign
2026
Brooklyn, NY No idea! But very happy with a fantastic family and fulfilling career. Nothing better than being on the coast of Maine
Peter Curran
2001
Major: Art History and French
Extra-curricular: Extra-Curricular - Res life and tour guide
First job after Bowdoin: History Teacher at St. Andrew's Episcopal School.
2026
I am the Head of School of Blair Academy, a boarding school in NJ. Yes, I thought I would be in education for my career. Excited to reconnect with everyone and be on campus. I married my freshman year girlfriend, Sarah Farmer, (we both lived in Moore) and we have been married for 22 years; we have 17 year old twins and a yellow lab named Bowdoin (who comes to work with me every day and the students love!).
Sarah Farmer Curran
2001
Major: Anthropology (Major); Economics (Minor)
Extra-curricular: Soccer player
First job after Bowdoin: Fellow with the Congressional Hunger Center
2026
Blairstown, New Jersey Registered Dietitian and Faculty Member in Nutritional Sciences Department at Rutgers University So excited to reconnect with old friends and be back on campus Married to Peter Curran ('01) for 22 years with 17 year old boy/girl twins and a yellow lab named Bowdoin; live on boarding school campus where Peter works
Dane Despres
2001
Major: English
Extra-curricular: Bands
First job after Bowdoin: Teaching HS English
2026
Lowell, MA For the most part. I knew I'd be a career educator, but I never would have guessed I'd be a middle school principal, a job I love! I'm looking forward to catching up with people I haven't seen in 25 years, some of whom profoundly influenced the person I've become today. While we all learned a lot in our classes at Bowdoin, I've often thought about how I learned even more from all of the incredible people in our class. I'm looking forward to reconnecting, expressing my gratitude, and remembering some fun times together!
Julia Dietz
2001
Major: Religion and Environmental Studies
Extra-curricular: Outing club!
First job after Bowdoin: I worked at social justice-y nonprofits in DC right after Bowdoin
2026
I'm in Berkeley CA with my partner and our 12 year old. Now I'm an immigration attorney at a nonprofit organization - my 2001 self had no desire to become a lawyer but the rest is not too surprising. Looking forward to being back in Maine and catching up!
Kiyah Duffey
2001
Major: Psychology
Extra-curricular: Extra-curriculars? Were we meant to participate in extra-curriculars? Does tutoring Stew Steffey in Statistics count?
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after college was working at Big Sky Bakery in Portland, ME, which was a short stint before backpacking for 5 months then starting my "real" first job - graduate school - for the next 5 years.
2026
I currently live in Blacksburg, VA, but Maine will always be home. I honestly had no idea what I wanted to do in my post-Bowdoin life and could not have predicted that I would have had the experiences I did and end up where I am. And I wouldn't change a thing!
Caitlin Pilon Eckler
2001
Major: Religion
First job after Bowdoin: Teaching first grade
2026
Burlington, Connecticut I am an elementary school principal, which I never would have predicted. I am most looking forward to having my younger daughter tour Bowdoin as a prospective student as a part of our reunion visit. My older daughter is graduated high school this year and will be attending Holy Cross in Worcester as a Chemistry major/pre-med.
Krista Friedrich
2001
Major: I majored in Anthropology & Environmental Studies
Extra-curricular: Did lots of theater tech work
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after Bowdoin was two jobs in Portland: days at a coffee shop and overnights at a center for women in substance abuse treatment.
2026
Living in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, with my husband Alexis and two kiddos Walter (12) and Josie (8). For the last ten years I've worked as a lawyer for New York City, where I'm currently in charge of our office's tenant protection litigation. And I always try to make it back to Maine once a year!
Ara Greer
2001
Major: Biochemistry, Minor: Economics
First job after Bowdoin: Environmental Microbiologist
2026
Location: Seattle, WA I work in healthcare which is what I thought I would be doing. I got my DDS, PhD from the University of Washington and after teaching for a while, I went on to do a Pediatric Dental Residency. I now have my ideal job working for Seattle Children's Hospital. I spend my free time with my family going on adventures. Our two children keep my husband Brent (class of '97) and I on or toes! I looking forward seeing all my classmates and catching up in person.
Peter Holman
2001
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after Bowdoin was working for the VT Department of Education where I sat in a windowless room and opened mail to screen for anthrax contamination. (Remember that scare?) I never encountered an anthrax-tainted letter.
2026
I live in Hanover, NH with my wife, Silvia, and our two kids, Peter and Cora. I work for a Boston-based law firm. I don't think I imagined being a lawyer so my 21-old self would be surprised. Looking forward to reunion and finally seeing if the Druckenmiller service elevator will accommodate a slightly shorter golf cart.
Laura Inkeles
2001
Major: Environmental Studies/Government
Extra-curricular: Squash
First job after Bowdoin: Environmental non-profit
2026
Maryland Not doing what I thought - Finance for a nonprofit delivering international aid. I'm looking forward to seeing my much loved friends. I have an awesome 6 year old son :)
Marissa Steinfeld Ivey
2001
Major: Environmental Studies/Anthropology
Extra-curricular: International Honors Program (junior year study abroad) Events and Summer Programs Intern Hawaii Club
First job after Bowdoin: S.C.O.R.E. Educational Centers
2026
Honolulu, HI Working for Professional Image Inc. (family's printing and copying business) Married with 2 sons (9 and 10 years old)
Isabella Sarkisyan Jean
2001
Major: Government / International Relations. .
Extra-curricular: International Club, Human Rights Club, and Women's Resource Center event organizer
First job after Bowdoin: Watson Fellowship 2001-2002 in Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Cyprus, then policy research & community organizing in Boston before graduate school.
2026
I have been in Boston since 2002, but moved an hour west of the city in 2023. I have focused on humanitarian and peacebuilding work in conflict zones since graduate school. I currently advise private philanthropy and support research on crisis response and recovery. Looking forward to seeing friends and bringing my family (Roodly Jean '99, and our daughters, 15 and 17, who love Bowdoin reunions and ice cream on the quad).
Catherine "Cassie" Jones
2001
Major: I was a Psychology Major, Visual Arts Minor
Extra-curricular: Spanish, Squash Team, WBOR Publicity Manager and DJ, Acted in Pippin and various plays
First job after Bowdoin: Public Art!
2026
I live in Brunswick, Maine. I moved back to Maine in 2008. I still make art and in Spring 2023 I started working at Bowdoin as the Field Placement and Outreach Coordinator in the Education Department. My husband, Mark, and I have two kids (11 and 9) and a dog named Ozzie. I love playing pickleball and watching live sports of all kinds!
Jane Roberts Kirk
2001
Major: French
Extra-curricular: Swimming
First job after Bowdoin: Teaching English in France
2026
Following a year teaching in France after graduation, I returned to California where I completed a masters in education at Stanford University. I married Bryan Kirk in 2007 and we settled in Palo Alto, my hometown. We have three kids, Katherine (17), Eli (14) and Adam (10). After Stanford, I taught high school French and Social Studies, but have happily been a full-time stay-at-home parent and volunteer for a while now. We spend a lot of time going to swim meets as all three kids are on a club swim team and whenever we can we vacation on California's central coast where the crowds are few and the surf is always up. This April, while touring colleges with Katherine, I will make my first trip back to Bowdoin since graduation - I can't believe it took me so long to go back! Hopefully one of these years I'll get to a reunion!
Mekhala Koshy & David Fentin
2001
First job after Bowdoin: Psychology Teacher, Case Manager, New England Center for Children
2026
We live in Seattle with our three kids, Laila, Nora and Will. Life has taken us to many different places after leaving Bowdoin, and we landed back in Seattle where we try to get outdoors when we can. I’m currently the Director of Student Support Services at a private school here in the city. We are not able to make it to Reunion. Instead, we will wait to hear stories from old friends, who we don’t get to see nearly enough. Our rare family picture is from a summer trip to Maine when we brought our kids to visit campus and see Coleman Hall where we first met!
Jonathon Lapak
2001
Major: Majored in English
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after Bowdoin was in the Advancement office at Hyde School in Bath.
2026
Living in Arlington, MA, still working in fundraising but now for the University of Massachusetts Boston. I am looking forward to seeing the classmates I haven't seen for so long! Kate Leppanen '01 and I married after a 23-year-long engagement in September of 2025.
Rebecca (Adelman) Leighton
2001
Major: Psychology major and film minor.
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after Bowdoin was as an assistant teacher.
2026
I live in Brooklyn, New York where I'm the head of Grace Church School. Max Leighton (also '01) and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and have two high schoolers. Max is the chief of the Labor and Employment Law Division of the New York City Law Department.
Marianne Lipa
2001
Major: Romance Languages and History
Extra-curricular: Member of the alpine ski team
First job after Bowdoin: First job was in global marketing for a pharmaceutical company
2026
I live in the Philadelphia suburbs with my husband and two sons (Neal age 10 and Jasper age 2.5). After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with my masters in Higher Education Management, I have worked at UPenn for over 20 years in various roles. Currently, I am a career advisor to graduate students. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at reunion and being back on campus with all the new changes since we graduated!
Greg Lovely
2001
Major: I was a Spanish major with an economics minor.
Extra-curricular: My senior year I was captain of the golf, basketball and baseball teams.
First job after Bowdoin: For my first job after graduation, I stayed at Bowdoin to be the assistant baseball coach with Mike Connolly.
2026
I am currently living in Milton, MA (just south of Boston) with my wife, Sarah (Hoenig, Bowdoin '02) and four kids (Scott - 12, Wes-10, Eliza - 7, and Mae - 7). We spend most of our free time shuttling our kids around to various activities and coaching their teams, and I wouldn't want it any other way. I had no idea what I wanted to do when I graduated from Bowdoin, so it took me a few years to figure it out. I am currently an Acquisitions Partner at TA Realty, a PE real estate investment firm in Boston and I genuinely enjoy going to work each day. I am really looking forward to reconnecting with my Bowdoin friends that I haven't seen in a while and probably spending the weekend laughing about the same things we laughed about while we were at Bowdoin 25 years ago.
Melissa Goodrich Lyons
2001
Major: History, Education minor
Extra-curricular: Baxter House, Field Hockey, Theatre, Admissions Tour guide, and interviewer,
First job after Bowdoin: I taught at the Epiphany School in Dorchester for three years before going to graduate school for education with Jed Wartman and Pete Curran
2026
I am the MS Director of Programming and teach MS history at Nobles in Dedham. I went to Bowdoin wanting to be a pediatrician and took an education class to fulfill a requirement my sophomore year, and ever since then, I have wanted to be a teacher! I am most looking forward to seeing my classmates!
Caitlin MacDonald
2001
Major: I majored in English and minored in education
Extra-curricular: My student teaching cohort during senior year was a major highlight of my Bowdoin experience, along with being part of the Women's Rugby Team
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after graduation was technically as a server at Cook's Lobster House before I started teaching English in the fall at Westbrook High School.
2026
After a long stint in San Francisco I'm back in Boston leading the People & Culture team at a power transmission startup. I'm really looking forward to reconnecting with classmates at reunion and hearing about all of the exciting and impactful things that everyone has been up to!
Brian Marcaurelle
2001
Major: Major: Biology / Environmental Studies
Extra-curricular: Outing Club
First job after Bowdoin: Field Crew Leader for ecological research team in Yellowstone National Park
2026
I've been living in Maine and working for the Maine Island Trail Association for the past 20 years, overseeing MITA's island stewardship, visitor education and recreational access work. Some days that feels like a side gig to coaching youth sports!
Sam Margolis
2001
Major: Government & Legal Studies
Extra-curricular: Men's Lacrosse, and playing music in student bands
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after Bowdoin was a position in business development working for a UK-based software security company, Sophos
2026
I'm based in Waltham, MA. I always knew music would have strong and persistent presence in my life. I feel very fortunate to still be making music with other artists and pursuing my own creative endeavors. I'm most looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, meeting new alums, and reflecting on our Bowdoin experience after 25 years. I continue to pursue both of my passions in Music & Technology, as a Studio Owner, Producer, Engineer, Artist, and Chief Strategy Officer for a real estate tech company, BIMstream.
Brian Newkirk
2001
Major: I majored in Government and Biochemistry, though in the end I dropped biochem 1 class shy, I figured (correctly) that I'd be better off studying Dostoevsky and Spanish instead of Physical Chemistry.
Extra-curricular: Outing Club as my main extracurricular, mostly leading hiking and paddling trips, as well as leadership training.
First job after Bowdoin: My first job after Bowdoin, after an unpaid Congressional internship/restaurant gig, was as a science and technology policy analyst at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington.
2026
I now live in Arlington, MA, with my wife Alissa Rooney ('02) and our kids Ollie (12) and Teddy (10). Since moving back from London when Ollie was born, I've been making great drugs and building biotech companies. Turns out my sweet spot is in integrating the science, the business strategy, the finance, and the execution - in retrospect not a surprise for a nerd who could never pick a lane! I'm greatly looking forward to catching up with old friends at Reunion. That, and the fish chowder.
Mitchell O'Neill
2001
Major: Mathematics
Extra-curricular: Sailing Team, Outing Club
First job after Bowdoin: Adaptive Skiing Instructor internship at Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
2026
Milwaukee, Wisconsin I'm currently working at Children's Wisconsin as a Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician. I did plan to eventually end up in medicine. I'm looking forward to reconnecting with classmates and seeing if there are any new buildings worth climbing. After avoiding adulthood for as long as possible, I was blessed to find my wife Nancy. We adore our son Jonah (4 yo.).
Molly Perencevich
2001
Major: Biology major, Art History minor.
Extra-curricular: Soccer, lacrosse, J-board. Barbara Cooney aficionado. Dated Jeremy Smith '00.
2026
Living outside of Boston, married to Jeremy Smith, and have 2 great kids. My immature sense of humor has found its home doing colonoscopies, but I also enjoy teaching and coaching. Looking forward to being back under the Bowdoin pines and re-connecting with classmates.
Katerina "Nina" Pinchin
2001
Major: Government (major)/Theater (minor);
Extra-curricular: Masque & Gown, the College Democrats.
First job after Bowdoin: I went from Bowdoin to a Directing/Dramaturgy internship at Portland Stage and then moved to NYC to do theater. From there on to an MFA at Sarah Lawrence before taking a job in Hartford CT in 2007.
2026
Now in my 19th year at Hartford Stage where I am Associate Director of Education, I live in West Hartford with my husband Kevin, son Hugh (age 12) and daughter Eleni (age 10). We lost my mom Jane L. Pinchin (P '01) in June, who served on the Bowdoin Board of Trustees 2003-2023.
Sarah Pope
2001
Major: Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Minor: Education Stayed an extra semester to finish student teaching at Brunswick Middle School
First job after Bowdoin: Teaching science and English at Deep Creek Middle School, Eleuthera, the Bahamas
2026
I'm back home on San Juan Island, Washington, where Adam Greene '00/'01/'02 (hey, he got there in the end) and I are raising two teenagers and running a sheep farm together. I also run a small wool company selling knitting yarns and spinning fiber from our flock, and I manage an interisland food hub for local farmers. Definitely not the work I thought I'd be doing, but it does meld long-held interests in environmental science, animal husbandry, writing, education, and advocacy. I haven't been back to Maine in fifteen years and I'm looking forward to seeing how Bowdoin has grown, getting reacquainted with friends, and visiting Popham Beach.
Courtney Mongell Ravenscroft
2001
Major: History/Art History
Extra-curricular: Bowdoin Bugle (Yearbook) and The Bowdoin Forum
First job after Bowdoin: Production Assistant, Crown Publishing Group--Random House
2026
Brunswick, Maine My husband (Ryan Ravenscroft '99) own and operate an organic flower farm just 8 minutes from Bowdoin's campus (a big, and intentional departure from our days in tech banking and higher ed philanthropy in Boston). We started the farm in 2018, as a way to sow smiles and community connection through flowers and teach our children how to take care of our environment (e.g., use regenerative farm techniques). We couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity to give back to a community that's given us so much over the years. We're thrilled to share this journey with our two children Merritt (8) and Hazel (2) and our two bulldogs Peary and Willa. I'm most looking forward to reconnecting with friends that I haven't seen in years and sharing some laughs!
Brandon Rolerson
2001
Major: German/History
Extra-curricular: Social House Leader
First job after Bowdoin: United States Air Force
2026
I have retired from the Air Force after 21 years. I now work in Abilene, Texas for Oracle as a data center support manager on project Stargate. I will not be attending the reunion.
Russell Sherwood
2001
Major: I arrived on campus expecting to major in German (my first true love) and Economics. I was so desperate to consume anything related to Germany and Europe while on campus and spend junior year in Berlin that I ended up "only" being a German major with a minor in history. I then spent the next four years battling through math and economic courses in German in the undergraduate economics program at Humboldt University in Berlin and then in French at graduate school at the University of Geneva.
Extra-curricular: Running XC and Track freshman and sophomore years before I left for Berlin was the best part of my Bowdoin experience. So many amazing runs, so many amazing people, and I've been running and competing in races ever since. I don't think I would be the same person today without BBXC.
First job after Bowdoin: My first real job after Bowdoin was with UBS in Zurich. I spent ten years there before moving to the bank where I am now, a family-owned Geneva private bank. In between the two jobs, I spent six months in St. Petersburg to learn Russian and ended up meeting my wife, Sasha (my real true love).
2026
In 2025, Sasha and I moved from Zurich to a small town along Lake Geneva with our two kids, Aidan (5) and Alice (3). My son is in his first year at the local school and attends a Russian-language school on Wednesdays. It's been a big change for me to leave the German-speaking world after so many years, but we've all adapted well and are enjoying the mix of Swiss and international communities that make Geneva what it is. I was doing a master's degree in international relations in 2003 (thinking of a career in foreign service or international organizations) and walked into a job in private banking at UBS. Looking back at my earliest days at Bowdoin and the decisions I made, I am doing exactly what I wanted to do—that is, living in Europe, speaking multiple languages daily and working in international banking and finance. My family isn't able to join me from Switzerland, so I'm looking forward to sharing the reunion with my dad, Tom, catching up with classmates and of course going on some runs!
Jenny Slepian
2001
Major: Geology/ES
Extra-curricular: BOC
First job after Bowdoin: Teaching English in Santiago, Chile
2026
I'm back in Portland, OR, which isn't exactly what I imagined but hey, family. I just started my own sustainability consultancy and I guess that's pretty on-brand for me. I also spend a lot of time volunteering at my local humane society working with many of the most behaviorally challenged dogs, so I feel lucky to have built a career that gives me time to do that. Most surprising is that I run a lot because no one at Bowdoin College ever saw this girl put on a pair of running shoes, but living in NZ changed that for me. I'm most looking forward to just being in Maine again, some whoopie pies, running on the coast, and catching up with people I haven't seen in a long time!
Mia Sorcinelli Smith
2001
Major: Biochem and classics double major
Extra-curricular: Anime Club!
First job after Bowdoin: Research lab technician at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
2026
Location: Live in Reading, MA Working as a Family Doctor who specializes in Addiction Med in an underserved community, working with med students and residents, and this is basically my dream job Looking forward to: seeing old friends, Seeing any changes on Campus, enjoying costal Maine, showing my son the campus, etc. Other updates: new picture is me with my two oldest kids on a Scout winter hike to Lonesome Lake. We have all gotten very involved in our town Scouting program and we have really enjoyed doing some great trips and adventures.
Chris Stearns
2001
Major: Government and Legal Studies
Extra-curricular: Chamber Choir
First job after Bowdoin: Associate at MorganLewis in Philadelphia
2026
Still in Philadelphia, and practicing law as in-house counsel for Aramark (for the last 17 years). My husband, Jared, and I were married in Boothbay Harbor in 2010 and have the most amazing daughter, Ezra (age 11, Bowdoin '37!). In spare time, I am still singing, doing house restoration projects, wrenching on old Swedish Iron and teaching a business law negotiation and drafting course at Penn Law (my other alma mater). I get back to Bowdoin often (as rising chair of the Alumni Fund Directors) but super excited to join our classmates in May for an outstanding 25th reunion! Can't wait to see everyone.
Liz Steffey
2001
Major: Asian studies
Extra-curricular: Squash Team
First job after Bowdoin: Teaching English in Chengdu, China
2026
Where are you now: Westwood, MA Are you doing what you always thought you would: Yes?! I don't know if I had any specific expectations post Bowdoin for my career or life but I feel very fortunate to be able to use what I learned at Bowdoin in my professional life frequently. What are you most looking forward to at Reunion: English muffin bread from wild oats and soup for breakfast. Being on campus and experiencing how Bowdoin is different and similar from the late nineties. How do Jack Magee’s calzones compare to what I made when I worked there, for instance? I’m hoping to play some squash with whoever is willing. And I’m hoping to have a few cosmic sightings of my dear friend, advisor and mentor Kidder Smith – his lanky, light, eccentric walk across the quad was one of my favorite things to witness at Bowdoin. RIP Kidder.
Megan Delage Sullivan
2001
Major: History & Spanish
Extra-curricular: Diving, Tour Guide
First job after Bowdoin: Assistant Account Executive, Saatchi & Saatchi
2026
Westborough, Massachusetts Chief Marketing Officer, Vice Chancellor Marketing & Engagement, University of Massachusetts Boston Absolutely thrilled to be working with students and faculty to tell the story of the university and build relationships with city and state government. Married with two children, Finnegan (12) and Maeve (10) who fill my life with adventure, laughter and love.
Nathaniel Vinton
2001
Major: English
Extra-curricular: Skiing, exploring Merrymeeting Bay
First job after Bowdoin: River guide and writer for Ski Racing Magazine
2026
Where are you now? At home in Westwood, MA, just back from a backcountry ski trip with Bowdoin friends in the Bitterroot Mountains of western Montana Are you doing what you always thought you would? Yes, I’m a writer. I wouldn’t have guessed that I would marry Liz Steffey and we’d have three daughters, two dogs (and other furry pets), and live in NYC and, during the pandemic, in Maine. My college self would have been surprised to learn I’d be called “princess daddy” by my kids and would love country music, women’s hockey, tofu-based cooking, and home décor. I’d have been excited to know that I published two non-fiction books and would be on track to finish my first novel. What are you most looking forward to at Reunion? Hearing about everyone’s lives and memories. Telling you about my family, our daughters, our dogs, and our recent outdoor adventures. Hoping to arm wrestle with Pat Hultgren and win trivia somewhere.
Jed Wartman
2001
Major: Spanish
Extra-curricular: Res Life
First job after Bowdoin: Assistant Director of Residential Life at Bowodin
2026
I am now working at Thayer Academy in Braintree, MA where my two boys are students and my wife, Brynn, is the Director of the Art Gallery. We walk to school together most days. What a gift! I am looking forward to being with friends and Bowdoin family over reunion weekend. Big Top and Wild Oats are fairly exciting too.
Spenser Weppler
2001
Major: Sociology/Environmental Science
Extra-curricular: Bowdoin Taekwondo Club
First job after Bowdoin: Research Associate, BU School of Public Health (Boston MA)
2026
Williston, Vermont 50 minutes from where I grew up. Senior Policy and Strategy Advisor at UVM Health Knew I would eventually end up in Healthcare, and here I am still doing it 25 years later Married in 2011 and have two daughters ages 13 and 11
Erik Woodbury
2001
Major: Chemistry Major, Theater Minor
Extra-curricular: BOCA, Bowdoin Chorus, Masque and Gown
First job after Bowdoin: Graduate School, Chemistry Instructor
2026
Santa Clara, CA I've had an amazing journey through various levels of higher education in California and now have the opportunity to support faculty across the state and influence legislation and educational regulations as part of state-wide faculty leadership with the Academic Senate of California Community Colleges. I have been teaching at De Anza College in their Chemistry Department for 14 years and still really enjoy supporting students and faculty. Shout out to Dr. Broene for showing me what a great instructor is. Unfortunately, these responsibilities will keep me from reunion this year, but I was very much looking forward to seeing the changes to campus and reconnecting with classmates. In other news, my wife Ammy and I celebrated our 15 year anniversary last October and are looking forward to our daughter, Athena, starting high school next year. We love traveling together and snuggling our three cats when at home.
Yen-Chin Wu
2001
Major: Biochemistry and Psychology major, French minor.
Extra-curricular: Asian club, lab research with Dr. Richmond Thompson, worked in the Biochemistry Department as an office assistant
First job after Bowdoin: Research associate in a neuroscience research lab of Dr. Alex Kolodkin at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Maryland
2026
Located in MA. I am a toxicologist at Biogen helping to develop drugs for rare neurologic diseases. I always wanted to contribute in this space but thought I would be acting as a neuroscientist instead of a toxicologist. My journey was round-about but it's been a great adventure.
What's Changed in 25 Years?
Class Gift Progress
So far, this fiscal year, 112 members of our class have donated $98,250 to the Alumni Fund. We are looking to meet (and hopefully exceed) our goal of 172 donors by Reunion. The link below includes a list of classmates who have made their gift.
Alumni Directory
You may have seen that there is a new alumni directory to help us all keep in touch. It is much simpler to use than the old website, and you can find people by location as well as by name. Please take a few minutes to complete your profile:
Campus News
Fulbright Fellowships
In what has become an annual source of pride, Bowdoin once again earned a spot on the list of Top Producing Institutions for Fulbright Fellowships, the prestigious cultural exchange program that supports graduating students to teach or conduct research abroad for one year. This year, seventeen Bowdoin seniors received the award, tying for second place with Amherst, Pomona, and Williams colleges - Pitzer College led with eighteen fellows.
Student-Managed Arctic Fund
The Arctic Fund aims to replicate the real-life experience of working in finance and provide economics students with the business smarts to secure top jobs in the world of money management. “The Arctic Fund enables Bowdoin students to compete with undergraduates from business schools like Penn's Wharton undergraduate program, Stern at NYU, or Dartmouth’s Tuck." Financial planner Mitch Glazier ’73 (one of the fund's external advisors).
Bowdoin Outing Club Expansion
Bowdoin College announces the Finnegan McCoul Woodruff Mountain Center. The twenty-one-acre property in Kingfield, Maine, about two hours from campus, presents an exciting opportunity for the College to teach outdoor skills and leadership and share Maine’s beauty.
Jake Adicoff '19 Wins Gold (2x) in Italy
Jake Adicoff '19 (and Peter Wolter (Middlebury '22) claimed gold in the 1.5K Sprint Classic at the Paralympics on Tuesday, March 10. Adicoff then followed it up with another gold the following day with guide, Reid Goble (Michigan Tech '21), in the 10k. Adicoff had previously won 4 medals (including 1 gold) in PyeongChang and Beijing.
Marking Twenty-Five Years of Student Commitment to Community Giving
When the McKeen Center recently hosted its annual award ceremony for the Common Good Grant program in Mills Hall, it also celebrated a milestone anniversary: a quarter century of helping to fund local nonprofits.
In Memoriam
Michael F. Micciche 1979-2001
Aijalon M. Gomes 1979-2017
Sarah M. Jensen 1945-2021
Ashley East Rogers 1979-2024
Our 25th Reunion Committee
Ross Barton, Megan Leary Bethke, Bree Candland, Matt Clark, Ashley Cotton (co-chair), Peter Curran (co-chair), Dane Despres, John Glynn, Scott Golding, Maureen Singer Harrell, Nick Krol, Rebecca Adelman Leighton, Melissa Goodrich Lyons, Caitlin MacDonald, Steph Mann, Countney Mongell Ravenscroft, Megan Savage Reitzas, Kate Tranfaglia Riordan, Tommy Ryan, Russell Sherwood, Kimberly Mimnaugh Sillman, Mia Sorcinelli Smith, Chris Stearns (co-chair), Amer Tiwana (co-chair), Liz Vinton, Jed Wartman, Spenser Weppler, Erik Woodbury
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